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30MF Dragonia Knight (files.ohai.social)
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30MF Dragonia KnightFantastic kit. The "silhouette"/base body looks good by itself, but once you put on the armor it turns into one of the coolest kits I've assembled.My main complaint with this whole line (so far) is that I have not been able to make the eyes "glow" with silver paint behind the clear plastic.@gunpla #30MF #30MM #30minutesmission #mecha #plamo #modelkit #modelkits

The 30MF Dragonia Knight in a relaxed, somewhat crouched standing pose. Its left arm is hanging loosely in front of it, and it is holding its double-edged sword above its shoulder
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[–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

@JigglySackles I have done one (1) fully painted custom, and it was an Entry Grade RX-93 Nu Gundam. It was such a headache (even with an airbrush) that I decided that probably wasn't where I wanted to spend my time yet. When I use paint now, it tends to be coloring in missing details Bandai didn't mold into plastic. This usually involves brush painting, but every so often I'll break the airbrush out and spend 30+ minutes masking the few pieces I'm trying to "correct".

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Right on, that's cool. It definitely seems difficult to do which is why I've put it off for so long. Lol I have a Xenogears kit that I've wanted to put together but I don't think I'll be able to paint it any time soon, and I can't afford the rate the one guy I know charges for painting.

    What'd you do to learn?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Youtube and practice (for both the airbrushing and the brush painting). And even then, I would say I still don't know a lot about it (definitely deficient in that practice part).

    Some specific videos I watched were:

    For brush painting, I essentially transferred skills I learned for miniature painting, and any good video for that will help you with the other. Mr. Hobby Gundam Color paints (semi-gloss) tend to dry to a similar gloss as Bandai's plastic, so I thin those with either a bit of Isopropyl alcohol, Mr. Hobby Acrysion Thinner, or Mr. Color Leveling Thinner.

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